Hi, I just recently joined the group, as I am finally getting back into 20mm Vietnam gaming. I've been reviewing old posts and finding answers to many of my...
Naval Institute press did a great book on US small combatants... There are lots of line drawings of all sorts of small boats from WW2 on. I was able to find a...
if anyone wants to put up links or post pix that they have of Riverine boats, you can put them on my site thirdworldwars.com/forum in the Vietnam/Indochina war...
Now US army have 2 fire teams per squad, US Marines 3 FTs per squad When they are advancing e.g. under fire Would each squad's Fire Teams advance as one (maybe...
Fire and Movement is the name of the game. One unit, fire team, squad, platoon gives supporting fire, while the other advances forward or to the flank for a...
Alex Newman
zennine@...
Jul 31, 2009 6:27 pm
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I do vietnam wargaming in various iterations. I am interested in finding fellow gamers in Jacksonville, FL that are interested in the period. If you are...
Hello. It depended on the situation. In normal (i.e., less threatening)?situations, whole squads would move with fire support from platoon weapons like theh...
Hello dear members, In case some of you have some chiltern miniatures that they don't use, please contact me offlist. I'm searching some specific models and I...
<<In a message dated 08/08/09 18:23:38 GMT Daylight Time, davevicks@... writes: HI, Was the Duster vehicle ever used in The Korean Conflict?>> no ..... ...
Hi company was the smallest US tactical unit I think What was the typical frontage and depth during a sweep or patrol or during an assault? 80% of engagments...
What you are asking is like asking "How long is a piece of string?" 8>) By nature of the "mission" and formation adopted, local terrain, visibility and many...
Sampei, I think the squad has always been the smallest tactical unit. Certainly platoons would go out on patrols that were sometimes down to only two...
Hi I should have said the company was the smallest operational unit for a cloverleaf patrol, was it 4 platoons in loops or 4 companies? how big were theloops? ...
For a night defensive position, we would have nine squads (three platoons) in a cricle formation. About 50 feet between each position, so the entire perimeter...
Alex Newman
zennine@...
Aug 19, 2009 5:49 pm
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Operational unit? No, a company is a company....a small tactical unit. You don't need to use technical terms to describe everything, just call things what they...
anyone got a drawing or photo of a cut down RPD .. i know the bipod is removed and the barrel shortened - but google is failing me these were in service with...
The only cut down RPDs I am familiar with were in service with the Rhodesian Selous scouts and other "elite" rhodesian forces. To: Vietgaming@yahoogroups.com ...
I posted teh best links I had under the same topic name of Fields Of Fire forum. Other than that, I suggest looking in John Plasters pictoral book on SOG, as...
Hey Darby, thank you much for the info! To: Vietgaming@yahoogroups.com From: darbyeckles@... Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:24:28 +0000 Subject: [Vietgaming]...
Have a look at http://theminiaturespage.com/news/713776/ on TMP for some nice cardstock shanty buildings which are now available in 20mm. They look quite...
Sorry for the blank fire in the previous message. New from San Antonio, Texas, I have been a gamer for 30+ years and have games the Vietnam era for a while. I...
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